In Jammu and Kashmir, one person was killed and ten others injured, three of them seriously, in a powerful blast on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Udhampur on Monday morning. The blast took place in a parked vehicle which was planted with some explosive material believed to be RDX. The blast was triggered with the help of a remote control. According to our Udhampur Correspondent, An Army Major General had a narrow escape as his vehicle passed from the site of the blast barely a minute or two after the blast took place. Meanwhile, traffic on the 300 km long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which was stopped immediately after the blast, has been allowed to ply again. In a related development, two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants have been arrested and some ammunition and explosive material recovered from their possession in Poonch district late last night. Acting on specific information, army and police launched an operation in Snehi forest belt of Surankote tehsil of Poonch district and arrested two LeT ultra and recovered 207 rounds of Pika rifle, 98 AK rounds, a Rocket Projectile Grenade from their possession.
News On AIR | May 2, 2011 1:03 PM
One killed, 7 injured in powerful blast near Udhampur in J&K